Method of manufacturing a polytetrafluoroethylene tape
AssigneeAxon' Cable S.A.
InventorSophie Perez
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a PTFE tape whose density is less than or equal to 0.3 g/cm.sup.3, the method being characterized in that a raw PTFE tape is subjected to a first step of stretching while being heated so as to reduce its density to within the range 0.7 g/cm.sup.3 to 0.30 g/cm.sup.3, after which at least one step is performed of the type including a stage during which the tape is stabilized without changing the state of the PTFE by being passed through an oven at a temperature and for a duration that are functions of the mass to be stabilized while keeping the tape under tension so that its density does not increase, followed by a stage of stretching under heating so that the density of the tape reaches a value lying in the range 0.2 g/cm.sup.3 to 0.12 g/cm.sup.3.
Claims10
A method of manufacturing a PTFE tape whose density is less than or equal to 0.2 g/cm.sup.3, the method being characterized in that a raw PTFE tape is subjected to a first step of stretching while being heated so as to reduce its density to within the range 0.7 g/cm.sup.3 to 0.30 g/cm.sup.3, after which at least one step is performed of the type including a stage during which the tape is stabilized at a state of the PTFE at which its degree of crystallinity is high by being passed through an oven at a temperature and for a duration that are functions of the mass to be stabilized while keeping the tape under tension so as to preclude an increase in density of said tape, followed by a stage of stretching under heating so that the density of the tape reaches a value lying in the range 0.2 g/cm.sup.3 to 0.12 g/cm.sup.3.
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